EliteNoob Posted 19 hours ago Posted 19 hours ago "Ride in with nothing. Leave a legend." GrimSpur is a persistent, browser-based multiplayer RPG set in the 1880s American frontier. Think Torn City, but instead of a modern crime sim — you're building a life in the lawless West. Start as a broke drifter. End up a cattle baron, outlaw kingpin, gunslinger, or lawman. No single win condition. You decide what your character becomes. The world runs 24/7. Your character exists whether you're logged in or not. Rivals can attack you, your businesses earn passively, and the frontier moves on without you. What's Done The core loop is built and playable right now: Auth system — registration, login, JWT sessions Character stats — Strength, Dexterity, Endurance, Cunning with training Energy bars — Nerve, Stamina, Grit, Focus with real-time refills Crimes system — commit crimes, get jailed, do your time Combat / PvP — attack other players, mug them, hospitalize them Jail & hospital — cooldown systems for failed crimes and lost fights Inventory system — items, weapons, gear Crafting — make your own equipment Shops & marketplace — buy, sell, and trade with other players Player profiles — public stats, reputation, activity Admin panel — player management, crime editor, item editor, god mode for testing Live chat & activity feed — real-time via Socket.io What's in the Pipeline Gangs (factions, territory, organized crime, gang wars) Player-owned businesses (saloons, ranches, mines, 30+ types) Travel system across 12 frontier towns Jobs system (ranch hand, deputy, bounty hunter, and more) Education courses that unlock abilities Housing (14 tiers, from sleeping under the stars to the Governor's Mansion) Casino & gambling (poker, faro, dice, horse racing) Bounty/wanted poster system AI-generated narrative vignettes, every crime outcome gets a unique 2-4 sentence story written by Claude AI. No more static text. The GrimSpur Gazette, a player-run frontier newspaper Monetization via premium currency ("Spurs") and optional subscription. Never pay-to-win. Tech Stack Frontend: React + Vite, Tailwind CSS, Zustand for state, Socket.io for real-time, PWA (mobile-first, no download required) Backend: Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL with Prisma ORM, Redis for caching/sessions/energy bars, Socket.io, JWT auth AI: Anthropic Claude API for dynamic narrative generation Infra: Hostinger VPS, nginx, PM2, Cloudflare, GitHub + CI/CD Looking for Volunteers / Staff This is a solo build so far and I'm looking for people who want to get involved. All roles welcome: Frontend devs — React/Tailwind, building out pages and components Backend devs — Node/Express/PostgreSQL, game systems and APIs Testers — the game is live right now, playable, and needs eyes on it Writers — help shape the frontier world, write crime descriptions, lore Artists / designers — UI polish, icons, Western aesthetic Anyone who's interested — if you want to be part of building something from the ground up, reach out I'm also starting a Discord for the project. If you're interested in testing, contributing, or just following along — drop a reply or message me and I'll get you access. This is a passion project built the right way. Clean codebase, no spaghetti, no shortcuts. Come help build the frontier. Quote
EliteNoob Posted 18 hours ago Author Posted 18 hours ago (edited) 5 minutes ago, Uridium said: is There a demo or a Link Right now, the build project is at gs.bwcodes.us Discord is https://discord.gg/fcQZnGaQkv Edited 18 hours ago by EliteNoob Quote
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